For plain aesthetic value, I like Torch corals (Euphilia Glabrecens) - wavy, tentically, alien cool, but my Favourite has to be the Black Sun (Tubastrea Micrantha) - hard work but rewarding to those who make the effort.

I quite like bubble corals, but I haven't been able to find one in CHC yet

Redwood Aq have a really really stunning looking one, but its not for sale

I also like torches/octopus/hammer/frogspawn coral. Hoping to buy a couple more from John this coming weekend

Yup, I want a green octopus coral

I quite like bubble corals, but I haven't been able to find one in CHC yet

Redwood Aq have a really really stunning looking one, but its not for sale

Lol i bet i know which one you mean, that nice big green bubble in the display tank? ahh yes i've asked about that before, i'm also looking for a nice bubble.

That black sun coral you have is beautiful conch, what type of maintenance does it require? I love movement and colour in the tank so i like torch and hammers etc.

BTW i meant to ask are you using the standard factory lighting in your RSM? What type of lighting does the RSM come with?

Lol yep, thats the one

I've got an idea, I'll distract the sales people, and you thief it out of their tank. Cut it in half and we'll be away laughing.... or away to jail

my fave is the purple bonsai acro

oh yeah baby- Who said they didn't like sps! :lol:

Lol yep, thats the one

I've got an idea, I'll distract the sales people, and you thief it out of their tank. Cut it in half and we'll be away laughing.... or away to jail

You're on! except i'll distract and you thieve it

heh heh heh, that way they'll be no wrong-doing associated with me, and i'll be able to run away with it while they tackle you. I'll bring you pictures of it in jail though

my fave is the purple bonsai acro

oh yeah baby- Who said they didn't like sps! :lol:

That's pretty cool - any frags for sale?

I don't have one unfortunately

You're on! except i'll distract and you thieve it

Not sure I'm liking that idea, and could someone goto jail for thieving something thats alive? Wouldn't it be classed as kidnapping? (Coralnapping.... Sleeping Coral.... I was just looking after it officer I promise!)

Not sure I'm liking that idea, and could someone goto jail for thieving something thats alive? Wouldn't it be classed as kidnapping? (Coralnapping.... Sleeping Coral.... I was just looking after it officer I promise!)

Funnily enough I was looking at this this morning (for study, not to plan any theft! ) so just for fun here's an answer:

(3) All living creatures wild be nature, such as are not commonly found in a condition of natural libery in New Zealand, are, if kept in a state of confinement, capable of being stolen [...]

(4) All other living creatures living creatures wild by nature are, if kept in a state of confinement, capable of being stolen so long as hey remain in confinement, or are being pursued upon escaping from confinement.

So yip, you can steal corals. You can, under s 209, only kidnap a person.

Oh and just to add to the fun it doesn't matter who physically reaches into the tank, the one distracting will have equal liability as a party to the crime under s 66(1)(b) as, given their intention, their distraction of the shopkeeper would certainly amount to "an act for the purpose of aiding any person to commit [a] offence."

Back to the coral though, davidb, that purple bonsai acro is AWESOME!

i like xenia lol and sun corals and candy canes

i like xenia lol and sun corals and candy canes

You should have said - I just threw out loads of Xenia (Mauve and Red) - its a weed, I tell you, a weed!

A pity it ships like utter crap or i'd want some red

Yea, its strange stuff - you can chop it to bits and bash it with a hammer and it'll just re-attach and keep growing, yet it won't survive a night in a plastic bag :-?

ill take any bits you dont want conch i love it

There's a huge one I put in the bin a few days ago :oops:

ive been asking john about the big xenia he had in his sump for weeks

but he sold it :evil:

That's another one of mine - he didn't want any more :lol: Next time I chop it back, I'll let you know and you can have a bit - make sure you have a credit card sized bit of live rock ready to go.

Don't throw it away! I'll take some off ya!

OK - next time I'm trimming it back, I'll put up a post and you can all come and rummage through my bin

Let the Hobo rummaging begin!

ive been asking john about the big xenia he had in his sump for weeks

but he sold it :evil:

Sorry Wilson - that was me! I'm sure it's grown already - even though my tank is currently a glorious shade of brown....diatoms! Still too new at this to have a clear favourite, but at the moment really like sun corals. I'd also really like a green torch but am not sure if I've got room long term (I have a RSM), coz I I also want lots of other things.....

my fav that i own is probably my superman monti

http://images.google.co.nz/images?hl=en&q=superman+monti&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2

Mine is the same as this

u CHCH boys will be happy if i move down next year tanks coming with me